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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, May 3, 1999
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Commentary
Softball rivalry fills newsroom
I know there are a few of you out there who believe in sports fate. Champions of the underdog, some would call you. Those of you who truly know in your heart that the Cubs will win the World Series this year (and every year, for that matter).
You fans who actually believed the Chiefs were Super Bowlbound with Gannon and Grbac handing the ball off to Bam "quarter-pounder" Morris and Donnell "swiffoot" Bennett definitely qualify. Well, I've got a sports tale you can appreciate.
At your friendly University Daily Kansan, there are two distinct entities—the news and the advertising. Each rates its importance to the paper about 10 times its actual value, but both are obviously crucial. You'd assume the two groups, working toward a common goal, would get along. You'd assume incorrectly.
Technically, a single door is all that separates the news and addie rooms, but they might as well be miles apart. Forget Kansas-Missouri, Chiefs-Ralers, Croats-Serbs — I'm talking about pure, unadulterated hatred here. I've been around the paper nearly every day for a year now, and still don't know a single addie — despite my constant stalking of the brunette with the killer smile who occasionally wanders through the news room with the sole intent of making me suffer.
So every semester all this bitterness and anger is released in the annual "addies vs. newsies" softball game — a spectacle known more for its keeg-stands, 10 designated hitters, distracting scantily clad women and trash talk than high-quality softball.
In recent years, though,
the addies have had, and done,
more of each of these.
And why shouldn't they,
not having lost in four years?
Lets face it, if we could play sports,
we wouldn't have to write about them.
Matt James
sports@kansan.com
So Saturday
afternoon, the most exciting event in sports entertainment today unfolded in beautiful North Lawrence. The newsies showed up early, taking grounders, as well as a constant barrage of insults from the confident addies gathered on the sidelines. I believe I heard the words, "You newsies suck. Why are you even practicing? You know you're going to lose." I think you're starting to see where this is going.
And you are correct.
The "Bad Newsie Bears" emerged triumphantly, 12-8, in what only Stevie Wonder might describe as a beautifully played ballgame. All the pageantry was there — the fifth-inning, bench-clearing brawl, the occasional over-hand brush-back pitch and outfielders making catches without spilling their barley pops. It was all there.
The brother-sister, lead-off combo of Liz and Chris Wristen sparking the underdog newsies was an inspiration to us all, and Seth "Trevor" Hoffman getting dogpiled on the mound after shutting the door on an addie comeback brought a tear to my eye.
All rivalry aside, the important thing is that we had a good clean game and no one was injured.
To the addies' credit, they had a few memorable plays as well. An unassisted double play in the seventh squelched what looked to be a big inning. And I will never forget a close play at home when an errant addie throw shattered his own catcher's glass pitcher of beer. Oh, the sweet irony.
What am I talking about? The important thing is we won, and we've got months to talk about it.
James is a Hugoton senior in journalism.
Spectators killed in race crash
Flying debris cause of 6 audience deaths in past nine months
The Associated Press
CONCORD, N.C. — For the second time in nine months, a crash at a major open-wheel auto race in the United States has killed three spectators, fueling questions about safety at the events.
"Every once in a while, unfortunately, auto racing raises the black side of itself," Lowe's Motor Speedway president H.A. "Humpy"
Wheeler said Sunday as authorities tried to piece together evidence from a fatal accident at the track Saturday night.
Three people were killed and eight hurt when debris from a three-car wreck flew into the stands during the VisionAire 500 Pep Boys Indy Racing League event.
Witnesses said the force of the crash at speeds near 215 mph rocketed a wheel and suspension parts over a 15-foot-high catch fence at the exit of the fourth turn. The debris flew into the grandstands and slammed into spectators, some of them seated several dozen rows above the 1.5-mile, high-banked
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Rescue workers converged on the bloody area in a scenario eerily similar to that at Michigan Speedway last July 26, when three spectators were killed in a Champ Car race. The cause in that event also was a broken wheel and suspension parts that hurdled a catch fence.
In an effort to keep wheels from flying off at impact, the Formula One circuit this year began requiring its teams to use tethers designed to keep the wheels and suspension connected to the main body of the machine.
Such tethers are not required on either Champ Cars or IRL machines.
Tigers-Billikens series renewed
The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — It's the matchup college basketball fans in eastern and central Missouri have been seeking for years.
phere like this game will," Saint Louis coach Lorenzo Romar said.
The Missouri Tigers and the Saint Louis University Billikens finally will renew their in-state rivalry in what officials are calling "The Matchup of the Millennium."
"It's a great experience for our team any time we can play a game that provides a postseason atmos-
The game will be played Dec. 12 at the Trans World Dome. Officials say they expect about 40,000 fans at the game.
The game at the dome is the prelude to a home-and-home series. The Billikens will travel to the Hearnes Center in Columbia during the 2000-2001
season. The teams will play at the Kiel Center, the Billikens' usual home venue, during the 2001-2002 season.
It's a natural rivalry — St. Louis and Columbia are only 100 miles apart, and the schools often pursue the same recruits.
"I'm getting a feel for this game from the players, especially from
those that are from St. Louis," Missouri coach Quin Snyder said. "They have gone from fans to participants here. I think it'll be a very valuable experience for us."
Both teams have new coaches. Romar replaced Charlie Spoonhour, who spent seven years at Saint Louis. And, earlier this month, Snyder was named as the replacement for Norm Stewart, who was at Missouri for 32 years.
"We've worked very hard for the past five years for this to happen," said Saint Louis athletic director Doug Woolard. "This is the first time all the factors such as scheduling and facilities fell into place."
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